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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Want a strong community? Then get people involved
​Arthur Franklin started a Neighbour Watch after a violent episode with thieves. Three years on it has become so much more
FEATURE 12 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland needs a fresh plan to tackle poverty
All leading political parties have backed a call for a fresh approach to ending poverty in Scotland
NEWS 12 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Prison bakery trying to raise enough dough to open on the outside
Social enterprise ​Freedom Bakery based inside HMP Low Moss wants to open a second bakery in Glasgow - but this time on the outisde
NEWS 12 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Dog lover launches Glasgow’s newest foodbank
New foodbank helps hard up owners feed their precious pooches
NEWS 11 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Concern after report shows dramatic rise in executions
​Amnesty report reveals executions rise globally with more now executed than in the last 25 years
NEWS 6 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Political consensus for non-binary sexual identity
Catherine Somerville was impressed by the support Scotland's party leaders gave to LGBTI issues at a recent event in Edinburgh
OPINION 4 April 2016 Guest post
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100% success rate for prison job scheme
Employment programme gets newly released prisoners into work
NEWS 4 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Charity probed after fining jobless for tutting and chewing gum
DWP suspends referrals after charity routinely fined clients for minor misdemeanors
NEWS 4 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Homelessness protesters to defy eviction order
​Protesters will fight order to have them evicted by Glasgow City Council
NEWS 1 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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New government minimum wage is not a Living Wage
New minimum wage rates come into force today but campaigners remind it falls well short of Living Wage rates
NEWS 1 April 2016 by Robert Armour
TFN Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise 2024

This year’s Guide takes a look at how the sector is progressing in inclusion, diversity, equality and environmentalism - what more can be done to further these aims, featuring a wealth of expert opinion, advice and reflection.

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